Metal ion levels in patients with stainless steel spinal instrumentation

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 1963-1968

  McPhee, I Bruce ^a   Swanson, Cheryl E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chromium; Corrosion; Nickel; Spinal implant; Stainless steel

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; CREATININE; METAL ION; NICKEL; STAINLESS STEEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHROMIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METAL ION BLOOD LEVEL; NICKEL BLOOD LEVEL; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL PATIENT; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHROMIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; IONS; MALE; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; NICKEL; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 34548137271     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318133aa0d     Document Type: Article

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